Rail anchoring means



1948- c. B. SMITHERS 2,446,495

RAIL ANCHORING MEANS Original Filed Jan. 31, 1947 Patented Aug. 3, i948RAIL ANCHORING MEAN S Clifford B. Smithers, Chillicothe, Ill., assignorof twenty-five per cent to Ernest Staub, Peoria, Ill.

Substituted for application Serial No. 725,619, January 31, 1947. Thisapplication December 18, 1947, Serial No. 792,497

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to means for fastening railroad tracks torailroad ties, and more specifically to anchoring means for rails usinganchor plates, and including some resilient elements for holding therail down from each side on'the plate.

This application is a substitute for the application of the undersignedbearing number 725,619 filed January 31, 1947 and which has becomeabandoned.

The object of the present invention is to give of one form of anchoringmeans made in accordance with the present invention, having reference tothe accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a sectional view of a rail mounted on an anchor plate,showing spikes and holddown means made in accordance with the presentinvention,

Figure 2 is a plan view of one form of anchor plate which may be used asa part of this invention,

Figure 3 is a sectional view thereof taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a section taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2,

Figure 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1, and

Figure 6 is a plan view of one of the resilient holddown elements.

The anchor plate I is formed, as shown, with a groove 2'for the rail 3to rest in, and having ridges 4 along the sides of this groove, thesides 5 of the plate beyond these ridges tapering down to the edges.Strips 6 are punched out in these sides and are oifset as shown to, formclamp hooks for resilient elements 1 formed, as shown, to hold down therail 3 from each side when mounted in place.

The plate is punched out at 8 and 9 for spikes III and II respectivelyto anchor both the plate and the edges of-the rail to the tie (notshown), in the usual manner. Obviously, more than one of these spikes l0 and I I may be used on each side of the rail, ifv desired.

2 These spikes are supplemented by the resilient elements i shaped asshown so that when mounted by slipping them under the clamp hooks 6,their ends l2 will bear with a predetermined resilient pressure on theopposite sides of the rail 3.

The width of the strips 6 and their ofl'set is such that a portion ofthe punched slots I3 will be cleared by the free ends it of the strips 6to provide a passage for a spike l5 to be driven there through, the lipl6 thereof overlapping the end M of the strip 6 to draw it down firmlyover the element I to keep it from working out, as well as furnishingadditional anchorage for the plate I The plate I is provided with smallsharp ridges I! for embedding in the surface of the tie (not shown) andpreventing any tendency to slip sideways thereon.

The elements I further provide holddown forces closer to the center ofgravity of the rail section and are thereby more efiective incooperating with the spikes l0 and H to lessen the shock loadsthereagainst, by promptly pushing the rail back into a central positionafter each shock, to be in a position to lessen the succeeding shock,there being normally a slight clearance between the ridges 4 and theedges of the rail 3 in groove 2. Thus the tendency for the spikes toloosen is greatly reduced, and the rail provides a cushioning efiect oncars rolled over it.

Obvious modifications in the form and arrangements of parts may be madewithout departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, asdefined in the appended claims.

What is claimed, is:

1. An anchoring plate for fixing rails on ties, comprising a grooveslightly wider than the base of said rails, spike holes along the edgesof said groove, oflset tongues punched upwardly along the sides of saidplate'to form clamp hooks, resilient means for holding down said railsover their lower flanges and formed to fit under said clamp hooks, saidtongues so shaped and ofiset as to causetheir free ends to clear theends of their corresponding slot ends suiiiciently to permit a spike tobe driven through said slot, with its lip turned toward the tongue so asto overlap it and draw it firmly down over said resilient holddown meansto strengthen the clamping effect.

. 2. An anchoring plate for fixing rails on ties,

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